loyalists and supporters of the Maga movement. One side claims to be building America’s bright new future by recruiting the best talent from across the globe, the other to be defending US workers from the depredations of global capitalism. One side portrays itself as challenging racism and bigotry, the other is outraged by bigoted views of American culture.
The post inevitably enraged Maga loyalists and anti-immigration activists, from one-time Trump confidant Steve Bannon to former governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley. While many simply pushed back at the deprecation of American culture and the claim that US workers possess insufficient skills, there was also considerable
It’s a bit rich, though, for the likes of Musk and Ramaswamy to cry racism about those objecting to their favoured visa scheme when they themselves have been so fervidly disseminating racist tropes about immigrants.. He and Ramaswamy have been advocates of the “great replacement theory”, the belief that the elites are “importing” millions of illegal immigrants to replace white people.